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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] United States Secret Service (also USSS or Secret Service) is a [federal|United States Federal Agency] [Law Enforcement Agency] under the [United States Department of Homeland Security] charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting the nation's leaders and their families.[{$pagename}], since its inception in [1865|Year 1865], was created to investigate and prevent [counterfeiting]. Today the agency’s investigative mission has evolved from enforcing counterfeiting laws to safeguarding the payment and [financial|Financial Institutions] systems of the [United States] from a wide range of [financial] and computer-based crimes. To combat these crimes, the Secret Service has adopted a proactive approach, using advanced technologies and capitalizing on the power of task force partnerships.
[{$pagename}] has a pivotal role in securing the nation’s critical infrastructures, specifically in the areas of [cyber|Cybersecurity], banking and finance. Other directives address the need to combat transnational organized crime that targets the [citizens] and [Financial Institutions] of the [United States].
[{$pagename}] until [2003|Year 2003], was part of the [United States Department of the Treasury], as the agency was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of US currency.
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* [#1] - [United_States_Secret_Service|Wikipedia:United_States_Secret_Service|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2020-02-14
* [#2] - [The Investigative Mission|https://www.secretservice.gov/investigation/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2020-02-14